Pankaj R Patel

Chairman and Managing DirectorZydus Cadila

Mr. Pankaj Patel spearheads Zydus Cadila, an innovation-driven global healthcare company with over 40 years of experience. The group recently won the CII Industrial Innovation Grand Jury Award for being the Most Innovative Company of the Year and declared the most Innovative Pharmaceutical Company by Thomsun Reuters.

He was conferred the India Innovator Award in 2014 at the Business Leaders Awards by CNBC. For his Entrepreneurial vision, he was also awarded the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in Life Sciences category.

Mr. Pankaj Patel is associated with various educational institutions such as IIMs - Ahmedabad and Udaipur, NMIMS, Ahmedabad University, Gujarat Law University, Nirma University. He is the Senior Vice President of the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FICCI). He is Executive Chairman, Vice President & Trustee of the Gujarat Cancer Society and Chairman of the Gujarat Cancer and Research Institute.